van der Meer Surname

21,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Meer Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Lake. Meerman, Lake-man.

van der Meer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands22,6531:74528
Australia7931:34,0424,490
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
England971:574,41334,909
France931:714,22389,679
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Germany821:981,77468,040
Spain771:607,16928,212
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Chile281:629,16015,000
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Wales151:206,30213,003
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Norway91:571,36544,190
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van der Meer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Lake. Meerman, Lake-man.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van der Meer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Meer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van der Meer occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Meer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,712th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 290,723 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Meer reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van der Meer is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 22,653 people, or 1 in 745. In The Netherlands van der Meer is most common in: South Holland, where 35 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and Friesland, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

van der Meer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Meer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van der Meer last name grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Meer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Meer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.82% less than the national average, earning 190,962 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.25% more than the national average, earning R 323,784 per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,041 CAD per year.

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